Happy Zutara Month 2023!!!

Here's my drawing for Day 7: Touch Starved!

I imagine Katara just came back from a long diplomatic trip and she's so tired, but they also missed each other too much, so catching up involves mostly snuggles. Mostly. :)

zuko: *internal panic intensifies*

@zutaramonth day 14: elope

Zutara Month 2023 Day 26: How I Met Your Mother

Sneaking into Zutara Month at the last minute like what. I may go back and change the ending of this sometime, I’m not thrilled with it but wanted to finish it before Zutara Month was over.

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@zutaramonth Day 3: After all these years ||

I just love the idea of them learning to dance together and being so very cute and awkward about it at first 🥺💕.

Brief backstory:

Although they were busy preparing for the war, they still needed time to have fun and de-stress so a small feast with music and dancing seemed like a good idea. Zuko and Katara were pushed to spend time together by the rest of the Gaang because they've had enough of the weird distance between the two, brought by brewing feelings that both weren't sure about acknowledging yet. At this point, they've already resolved most of their issues and were on track to becoming really good friends until the 'complication' happened.

Feelings can be ass sometimes fr.

Somehow, what started as a one time, peer pressured, clumsy bonding attempt between two hyperaware-of-each-other teenagers ended up lasting longer than expected. Excuses would be made to continue dancing together because once the initial awkwardness has passed, they found that it was actually quite relaxing (especially for two usually hot headed people) just going through the motions and communicating with looks and gentle touches what they had zero courage to say out loud. Both were also restless and couldn't always spend their hours training so dancing felt like fair game. A very pleasant and completely platonic way of passing the time with a good friend, or at least that's what they told themselves.

Then the war ended, feelings were finally acknowledged and returned now that there was enough time to reflect and actually do something about it and time continued to pass. No matter the changes and busy schedules that came with adulthood and bearing the responsibilities of ruling/helping rule a nation, some things remained constant. Though they never broadcasted it, the Gaang knew that Katara and Zuko would sometimes be found at night just swaying in each other's arms while they quietly talked about their day. It became a tradition - their way to bond and reconnect after a busy day. It was also muscle memory at this point and something they would naturally drift to doing when the opportunity arose. If they weren't training, lounging and drinking tea or walking arm in arm along the courtyard for a stroll, they'd be dancing.

Ofc the dances varied. Most of the time it was simple, intimate, and didn't require much energy. It was during festivals and other special events where they'd let loose and swap partners with their friends. They definitely would've taught each other's traditional dances too. Most of the time they stuck to couple dances though.

The two would then make it to their golden years surrounded by friends and family. In this au, Aang, Sokka and Suki are definitely still alive and kicking and they, together with Toph, would reminisc about the good old days and pat themselves in the back for helping get Zuko and Katara together. They would've gotten together eventually anyway but the Gaang just sped up the process and the credit for starting the whole dancing tradition goes to them. Aang isn't afraid to admit that he and whoever he married in this au also partake in said tradition; Sokka and Suki would do so every now and then but they much prefer exchanging swords as their love language; Toph is indifferent and much prefers just sitting back and letting them enjoy themselves.

This is way over due but I'm glad I was able to finish it. Will sadly be the only prompt I'll be able to do for zutara month bc life threw a wrench and made me too busy, though I'm still interested in making the other prompts at a later date. /N

☾ touch starved 𖤓

Thank you to everyone who liked my last post. I sat staring at this piece for so long and I'm still unsure about it, but I hope you like it. ♡

zutara with their precious steambaby

belated happy zutara month! here's a quick sketch/lineart (that I had lying around...incuded Katara as a last-minute addition) and a colorized version (done by my drawing program because I am exhausted lol)

This was incredibly overdue buuuuut

Here’s ZK month day 20 - College/University 💜

(Also known as: the result of letting a hopeless romantic scroll through Pinterest until they stumble upon insanely cute photobooth pictures that they now have to insert their fav ship into because yes)

dont go

Genuinely forgot all about Zutara month and I would like to reward you all with angst in apology because I am evil.

Sun and Moon

Zutara Month 2023: One Bed

this is a recreation of a scene from Leap Year, one of my fav romcoms🤭

Day 2: Shoulder to cry on

Zutara Month 2023

(And we celebrate it with angst art :D)

Another zutara fan art! Happy belated zutara month 2023

Happy zutara month heres some old art <33

@zutaramonth day 16: fortune teller

searching for ursa lands zuko and katara in makapu village and they maybe make a pitstop at aunt wu’s (because i liked these i thought i’d post them separate from the fics!)

WIP || Zutara 🩷

(Lineart stage)

I'll start coloring tomorrow and see how it goes. It might take a while for me to finish both considering my track record 😅 but I'll get it done.

☾ a shoulder to cry on 𖤓

After Katara confronts her mother's killer, Zuko provides comfort in the storm.